Johannesburg — Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi issued an apology to President Cyril Ramaphosa after his scathing review on the current state of Johanesburg.
Ramaphosa is currently on a 2-day oversight visit to Gauteng and Johanensburg to assess the province and city’s readiness ahead of the G20 Summit and he gave an honest but unflattering assessment of Johannesburg.
“Sometimes it’s good to be direct and say it as it is; I should say that one or two meetings of the G20 that I attended here were not very pleasing. The environment that one observed was not a pleasing environment. I say this so that we can improve immensely,” the president said.
In the aftermath of Ramaphosa’s comments, Lesufi apologised for the state of affairs in Johannesburg. Lesufi said not much could have been done to and around the venue as the event was held at a private convention centre, Newzroom Afrika reported.
“I apologise to the President that he had that particular experience, and we felt that we will identify venues and areas for other meetings that will leave a lasting legacy and impression,” he said.
Lesufi said that the provincial government is now aware of the areas it needs to improve in following discussions with Ramaphosa.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
